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Protecting Wyoming
from Out of Control Wildfires




This week, I introduced the
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act. This
legislation protects firefighters, public lands and communities
in Wyoming from the devastating impacts of wildfires by creating
a Clean Water Act exemption for federal, state, local and tribal
firefighting agencies to use fire retardant on wildfires.

There are absurd efforts afoot to
ban forest managers and firefighters from using aerial fire
retardants to fight fires. This would cause forest fires to burn
longer and put people, homes and wildlife at risk.

Radical environmental activists
have no idea how dangerous it would be to take away the ability
to use fire retardant when fighting a wildfire. Wildland
firefighters in Wyoming and throughout the west need to be able
to use every tool available to them in order to control
wildfires.

I introduced this bill in the
Senate alongside Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim Risch (R-ID),
Steve Daines (R-MT) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Congressman Doug
LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced the House companion bill.

I will work hard to get this bill
passed and to the president's desk so we can ensure our wildland
firefighters are prepared to take on another fire season this
year.


Happy Trails,
















WORKING
IN WASHINGTON



Legislative Action:


I sent a letter
alongside Senator John Barrasso and Harriet Hageman, both R-WY,
to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack
and U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore criticizing their
agencies for failing to protect Wyoming from the increased threat
of catastrophic wildfires.


Wildfires are
unfortunately a part of life in Wyoming and the Biden
administration's oversight in including Wyoming in their planning
is pure negligence. I will always fight to protect the people and
property of our beautiful state.




I cosponsored
Senator John Thune's (R-SD) Death Tax Repeal Act which would
repeal the death tax on farms and ranches.


When a
Wyoming rancher passes, the last thing their family needs is the
government knocking on their door with a massive tax bill,
especially when that tax bill does not consider what form their
assets take. Many of these families have little to no liquid
assets available to pay a tax bill since their assets are their
land, farm equipment and buildings. This legislation will protect
family farms and ranches and also preserve family legacies for
future generations.





Committee Hearing:


In a hearing for
the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on the
implementation of the Drinking Water and Wasterwater
Infrastructure Act, I questioned US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Office of Water Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox
about bureaucratic backlogs hurting towns and small water systems
across Wyoming. I asked for an update from the EPA on a letter
sent to EPA Administrator Michael Regan dated January 25, 2023,
concerning the EPA's Memorandum to State Drinking Water
Administrators on Public Water System Cybersecurity. Click here
to watch my remarks.


Major Votes:



Cloture on S.
316, Senator Tim Kaine's bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002
authorizations for use of military force (AUMF) against Iraq.


Supported


The outdated
AUMFs need to be repealed so they are not used beyond their
original intent. This legislation does not impact the 2001 AUMF
which gives the president the authority to go after terrorist
groups.










































































WORKING
IN WYOMING




Media:


I joined CNBC's
Brian Sullivan to discuss how the people of Wyoming will be
impacted by the Biden administration's response to recent bank
failures and the threat posed by Tik Tok.








Watch
the interview here.









I joined Fox
Business' Neil Cavuto to talk about how bailing out Silicon
Valley Bank and Signature Bank could punish Wyoming banks that
followed the rules. This will only further encourage risky
investment decisions by banks in the future.






Watch
the interview here.





Working in Wyoming:
As debate swirled in
Washington about the second and third largest bank failures in
American history, I stood firm in my commitment to be all Wyoming
all the time. I am strongly against the Biden administration's
plan to force Wyoming's community banks to pay additional fees to
bail out wealthy investors who lost money because of risky
investments by Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
Furthermore, I refuse
to let these isolated risky investments, combined with the
negligence of federal regulators, serve as a backdoor for more
regulation. More red tape would unnecessarily increase the burden
on Wyoming banks and credit unions that follow the rules.

News Around Wyoming:


The Best Small Towns
in Wyoming You Need To Visit
Laramie Live
There aren't too many
people in Wyoming, but that's why we like it. It's funny to think
of Casper as the big city. However, people from smaller towns
visit the Oil City because we have a Walmart, a Target, and an
Olive Garden.
We are big time
compared to some of the smaller cities. Now, that's no
disrespect. In many ways, these small communities are hidden
treasures of our state. We asked our audience on Facebook this:
Small towns are underrated. What is the "best" small town in
Wyoming? What makes them hidden gems? We got a lot of good
feedback.
At 511 inches,
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Closes In On Season Snow Record
Cowboy State Daily
Across the state,
everyone's talking about how much snow they've plowed, blowed and
shoveled from one place to another.
On the slopes at
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, more than 500 inches have fallen so
far this winter.













GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WYOMING






EDA Publishes Public Works and
Economic Adjustment Assistance Notice of Funding Opportunity


The U.S. Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has published a new Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA) Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

The FY23 PWEAA NOFO outlines
application submission requirements and review procedures for
applications received under EDA's Public Works and Economic
Adjustment Assistance (EAA) programs.

The Public Works program provides
resources to meet the construction and/or infrastructure design
needs of communities to enable them to become more economically
competitive.


Supported activities under EDA's
EAA program include construction and non-construction such as
construction or upgrading of public infrastructure, sectoral
partnerships for workforce training, design and engineering,
technical assistance, economic recovery strategies, and
capitalization or re-capitalization of Revolving Loan Funds
(RLF).


There are no application
submission deadlines and applications will be accepted on an
ongoing basis.
Click here for more information
and a master list of upcoming funding announcements










WYOMING SHOUT OUT





Unfortunately, mental health
challenges have plagued too many of our communities in recent
years. This week, we received good news, learning the number of
suicides decreased in Wyoming for the first time since 2018.
While I am committed to working to lower that number to zero, I
am encouraged with this positive step for our state. As part of
my effort to help those struggling, my staff participated in a
Mental Health Wellness Fair in Shell, WY to highlight the
importance of destigmatizing mental health concerns and making
sure appropriate resources are available to those in need. I
would like to recognize Stan Flitner, Patty Flynn Elliot and Barb
Fiedler for the tremendous effort they put into the program and
addressing mental health concerns across Wyoming.










OFFICE LOCATIONS













Cody
1285 Sheridan Avenue,
Suite 215
Cody, WY 82414
Phone: 307-527-9444
Cheyenne
Federal Center
2120 Capitol Avenue,
Suite 2007
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-772-2477



Casper
Dick Cheney Federal
Bldg.
100 East B Street,
Suite 3201
PO Box 33201
Casper, WY 82601
Phone: 307-261-6572












Sundance
120 North 4th Street
(769)
P.O. Box 769
Sundance, WY 82729
Phone: 307-283-3461


Star Valley
80 1st Street
Suite 105
P.O. Box 1630
Afton, WY 83110
Phone: 307-248-1736

Washington, DC
Russell Senate Office
Building
Room SR 124
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3424

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